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In Reply to: RE: Chorus of Chorus II ? posted by desert dweller on August 18, 2007 at 06:35:51
PR is passive radiator.
9' is fine.
The Chorus II has a different crossover network and midrange horn vs the original Chorus. It also has a PR vs a port. The port was deliberately mis-tuned in the original Chorus. All this can be dealt with, but it takes a bit of effort (when it came out, I thought the original Chorus was the worst sounding speaker Klipsch had ever made), the Chorus II sounds much better (as-is).
If I had a choice between an original Forte and a Chorus II, I would rather have the Forte, although it is 3dB less efficient.
I also like the Cornwall II.
Since you have a sub, you could also look at the smaller bass-shy speakers like the Heresy. They need stands though.
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djk,
Would you say that what you 've mentioned in regards to mods for the Chorus would also apply to the Forte? Do you have any other recommendations for improving the Forte?
I would do the same as regards the caps and connections in the Forte.
In the original Forte I would also put a piece of neoprene sponge on the back of the midrange driver. When playing extremely loud I have actually heard the back of the cabinet hit the driver! You could also try some extra weight on the PR and tune it a bit lower.
djk, that's interesting about the IIs. It's a tough call since I haven't heard either. Since the ones available locally are originals, I thought I could start there and see how I like them. I recall some posts from people who prefer the originals. One guy said it's because they have more of the classic Klipsch sound which unfortunately doesn't mean much to me yet. If they weren't so expensive to ship, I'd get both and compare them. ;~)
Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.
Sue
ps I have to go offline for a while.
About preferring the old Chorus models when I was toying with buying a pair of Chorus II. But doing some research I also cam across posts here and, IRC, in the Klipsch forum from people who basically stated that there are some who are nostalgic for the older models but that Klipsch released the Chorus II because it actually was much better all around. I am not an engineer so I can't say, but you are going to find posts on both sides of the issue but it stands to reason unless you have concrete knowledge the other way that the newer model is an improvement on the old. Not always true, obviously. I say this because I bought the Chorus II and think it is a pretty decent speaker.
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